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Dave Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.82%
Male
0.18%
Female
Dave is predominantly a boys name, with 0.18% of Daves being girls, and 99.82% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 63984 males named Dave, and 114 females given the name
Popularity of Dave by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Dave in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Dave: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Dave' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Dave in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Dave's average ranking is 1558.58, with it's highest ever rank being #. Dave has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 2 times.
Dave has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 64098 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Dave gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1958, when it's usage went up by 137.24%. During this year, 2953 babies were named Dave, which was 0.0724% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.081%, in this year alone more than 3000 boys were named Dave.
Popular 'D' Names for Boys
| Name | 'D-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 1. | 19. | 12839 | 0.355% |
| David | 2. | 26. | 11028 | 0.305% |
| Dylan | 3. | 43. | 9657 | 0.267% |
| Dominic | 4. | 107. | 5394 | 0.149% |
| Declan | 5. | 187. | 3596 | 0.099% |
| Damian | 6. | 209. | 3328 | 0.092% |
| Diego | 7. | 220. | 3186 | 0.088% |
| Dean | 8. | 363. | 1953 | 0.054% |
| Dawson | 9. | 399. | 1778 | 0.049% |
| Derek | 10. | 416. | 1702 | 0.047% |
| Damien | 11. | 522. | 1292 | 0.036% |
| Dallas | 12. | 554. | 1218 | 0.034% |
| Devin | 13. | 569. | 1164 | 0.032% |
| Donovan | 14. | 579. | 1148 | 0.032% |
| Dalton | 15. | 640. | 1038 | 0.029% |
| Dominick | 16. | 648. | 1024 | 0.028% |
| Dante | 17. | 664. | 1004 | 0.028% |
| Daxton | 18. | 713. | 917 | 0.025% |
| Desmond | 19. | 729. | 891 | 0.025% |
| Dakota | 20. | 755. | 861 | 0.024% |